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I was kinda bummed out by coconut water the veryfirst time I attempted it. It didn’t taste like coconut in any method I’d understood it; it simply tasted like water that was moredifficult to beverage.
Still, I treked through containers of Vita Coco (and others) for nutrients and, in the spirit of truthfully, in hopes of toning down or warding off hangovers. For the most part, nevertheless, the just method I might get through a complete serving was if it were blended with another, muchbetter fruit. Lemon, strawberry, andsoon
This set a low bar for Strange Water, a brand-new coconut water offering appealing coconuts and, uh, well, water. Occasionally with bubbles, however yeah. It’s quite much as fundamental as you can get when it comes to coconut water.
Can it gobeyond my low expectations and by the nutrient-delivering automobile I’d constantly desired? Let’s see what we’ve got.
Coconut Water: A-
Cracking the can releases a wave of toasted coconut. This smells like a macaroon, which, hell yeah. It’s terrific; if not a drink this would make one hell of a candlelight.
Weird appreciation, I understand.
The veryfirst sip backs that up. There’s a particular hidden sweettaste that makes this the kind of coconut I desire to understand. It’s not Almond Joy sweet, however it’s indisputable. That makes it a strong departure from the Vita Cocos (Vitas Coco?) of the world. It’s even more remarkable that it pulls this off, per the can, with absolutelynothing however coconut water and vitamin C in the component list.
There’s a small density to this that will be familiar to anybody who has had coconut water previously. But there’s much more of a specified taste here than I’ve had in other brandnames. This tastes like the finest parts of the fruit … er, nut. Only alittle, towards the end, do you get the natural, somewhat stagnant taste that comes with most coconut waters.
I’ll state I’m alittle dissatisfied I’m drinking this at the swimmingpool and not at 11 am the earlymorning after drinking too much (for work. Always for work). While other coconut waters haveactually been at least somewhat tough to pound, this goes down simple. My one grievance is the alittle denser water leaves each sip with a alittle